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Liability Alter Ego

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

LLC Lacks Standing to Appeal Judgment Against its “Alter Ego” Owner

Many prior posts have addressed the “alter ego” doctrine, under which a business entity’s owner can be held personally liable for the entity’s debts. This is also known as “piercing the corporate veil.”...more

BakerHostetler

US Supreme Court Set To Hear Case That May Have Significant Implications for the Doctrine of ‘Corporate Separateness’

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The principle of “corporate separateness” – the idea that corporations are separate juridical entities and that stock ownership generally “will not create liability beyond the assets of the [corporation]” – is “deeply...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Alter Ego — No Single Factor is Determinative

Alter ego liability is again the flavor of the day... As previously covered, the alter ego doctrine allows a court to disregard a corporate entity (including LLCs) and hold the individual owners liable for claims against...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Alter Ego Liability for LLC Managers: the Facts Matter

Alter ego liability is a frequent topic covered in The LLC Jungle — see here for a list of all prior “alter ego” related posts. The alter ego doctrine allows a court to disregard a corporate entity (including LLCs) and...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Local Government Agencies Can Be “Alter Egos” Too

...Normally, a court will treat a business entity and its liabilities as separate and distinct from its owners. The alter ego doctrine allows the corporate veil to be pierced, and results in holding the owners liable for the...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Broadens the Scope of the “Piercing the Corporate Veil” Doctrine

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Earlier this year, Houston Harbaugh wrote on the then-pending Pennsylvania Supreme Court case of Mortimer v. McCool, which presented the question of whether the Court would adopt the “enterprise” or “single entity” theory of...more

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